Advertising portfolio



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ADVERTISING PORTFOLIO Filed Au 10, 1925 J1 J5 4 l5 5 i9 mfg w 65 67Z/ J0 74 2 Patented Apr. 19,1927. j it 1,625,228

UNHTED STATES PATENT FFICE.

LOUIS STEIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ADVERTISING PORTFOLIO.

Application filed August 1c, 1825. Serial No. 48,184.

The invention relates to advertising portalong said median line between the folds of folios, sometimes referred to as scrap books the strip 11 and I preferably insert a stiffensuch as are commonly used by manufacturers ing member 13 in the form of a thin strip of and dealers in preserving or conveniently cardboard with a width somewhat less than arranging and handling advertising matter; the width of the strip 11 when folded as and the primary object of the invention is to shown in Fig. 5. This stiffening member is produce a book of this character which is of lnserted within the fold of the strip 11 and simple construction and ineXpensive to the latter pasted to opposite sides thereof, manufacture, and in which the leaves of the the arrangement being such that th f ld d 10 book will lie flat or substantially so when portion of the hinge strip 11 extends slightly the book is open, irrespective of the position beyond the upper edge of the stiffening strip of Opening 13. Such extending portion is shown at 11 A further object is to provide an adverand it will be noted that it constitutes a tising portfolio composed of a plurality of flex ble connection between the relatively independent units or sections to the nd that Stlft Sheets or folios and the stiff portion of the construction is simplified and hence the the hinge member proper, thus all i th cost of manufacture reduced, such independgroup of folios in each section to swing ent sections further lending themselves readfrom one side of the vertical plane of th 1 t use i a loose, l f bi der, hinge member to the other as clearly shown The objects of the invention thus generin 54 75 ally stated, together with further and ancll- The lnge member 9 further comprises,

lary advantages are attained by the conpreferably, stiffening and spacing members Sanction and arrangement m t t d i th and 16 glued to opposite sides of the accompanying drawings forming part herefolded cloth strip 11. These members 15 of wherein; and 16 are preferably of a width somewhat Figure 1 is an end view of my advertising less than the width of the inner stiffening portfolio opened at a central position. member 13 and preferably are beveled in- Fig. 2 is a similar Vi b t showing the wardly at their upper ends as shown at 17 Portfolio p d t & difierent position. so as to space the adjacent units a short so Fi 3 d it are d vi h w ng distance apart at their upper edges.

separate steps in the operation of making The individual umts or sections may be the independent units or sections of the bound together in any desired manner to b k forn'l the complete book or portfolio, but Fig. 5 a fragmentary sectional view ildue to the independent nature thereof, they :15 lustrating in detail the construction of the lend themselves readily to binding in loose several units and the manner in which they leaf form. Thus I have shown the binder may be bound in loose leaf form. 10 as provided with spaced upright mem- My improved book or portfolio comprises bers 18 between which the hinge members generally a plurality of independent units or 9 ofthe several umts may be placed in side 0 sections 7 each consisting of a plurality of by side relation and bound together by any 9 folded sheets or folios 8 swingingly supof the usual loose lea-f fastening devices ported upon hinge members 9 adapted to be such for example as the screws 19 and bound within a suitable cover or binder 10. sleeve member 20. It will, of course, be un- In the present instance each unit is made derstood that the units are provided with -5 up of four sheets or folios 8 of a relatively holes at longitudinally spaced points in the 1W heavy grade of paper upon the opposite hinge members 9 to receive the sleeve memfaces of which advertising or other matter ber 20. may be pasted for preservation. Of course, The construction thus provided enables any other suitable number of folios may be the portfolio to be manufactured with fa- 50 em lo ed as desired. cilit The inde )endent character of the 1 5 The hinge member 9 of each of the units several units or sections is of primary imis composed of a cloth strip 11 having the portance from the standpoint of manufacfolios 8 secured thereto substantially along ture, because it enables each group of sheets the median line thereof by the well known or portfolios to be secured to its hinge Singer stitch 12. The strip is then folded member without interference by the adja- 110 cent unit. According: to the lnetlniid heretofore employed, the hinge nieinhers for the zidjzieent groups oi" tolios are mode from :1 single strip 0t paper or material in zigzag t'ornn the folios being Secured at the adjacent upper folded edges. This method is ohjeetionohle because the 'hn tenine of any group ot sheets or lolios to the hinge meniher is rendered extremely diliieult and eu1nhersonie owing to the presenee ot the previonsl) fastened edjzieent seetions, it being obvious that the tnsteningg ott enrh group oi il'olios lFOtUtHQH inore dillienlt and eunihersome as the operation proeeede due to the not that it is neeessnry to handle with the fastening oi ezteh additional group all of the previously fastened groups. The use of the flexible hinge portion hetn'een the inner stifl'ening strip of the hinge member 8) and the line (it told of the sheets eonstilining the Ferernl groups is znlrz'intzig 'eous: heennae it enzihles the several seetiom o groups to swingrelntive to their hinge nienihers without QXCPrSlYL Sll'fllfi on the letter and on the stitehing.

As will he apparent :l'roni n comparison of Figs. l and 2, the eonstmetion ennhles the hook to lie hit or suhstnntinlly so in any position of opening, end the provision of the spneing strips on the several hinge inenihers renders it possihle to increase the eon'iljiined tliielillCSS ot the leaves oi: the hoohv Snhstnntinlly in the addition of :nh Yertisin' or other .nnitter.

1 claim as my invention:

The combination of n 'tolio and :in an" ehoring ineeins thereto]: eoi'nprisingi n strip oi thin tlexihle 'i'nhrie, Hflid tlolio heingi' stitched directly to snid strip suhstni'itinlli' along the median line of the strip and the 'rip heing folded upon itself along); said median line, and n relntively rigid ineniher to which the portions ot the folded strip on oppoSite sides ot said median line are seenred, the upper edge out said nieinher terniinnting :1 short di:-=tunee helow the line of 'l'old 10 that the upper edge portion oi? the folded strip projeetiinr nhove f-tlltlliltllb her eons titutes n tlexihleeonneetionhetween the iiolio and the rigid portion of the strip when the letter in held stotionnry.

In testimony \vhereo't, I have hereunto ntlixed my signature.

LOUIS 

